Hollis Clayton is in trouble. Still haunted by his son's death, stalled in his writing career and over fond of the bottle, he finds himself abandoned by his wife for the summer -- or, if he doesn't shape up, for good. But without his emotional anchor, Hollis continues to unravel. Besides, he's busy spying on the neighbours and sharing his meals with a stray dog. When is he going to find the time to get his life back on track? Here, in the daily rhythms of Hollis's disintegrating life, lies an evisceratingly comic portrait of suburban despair. With this deeply affecting tale of grief and renewal, Elizabeth H. Winthrop makes a striking debut.
- ISBN10 034083952X
- ISBN13 9780340839522
- Publish Date 29 June 2006 (first published 4 April 2006)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 June 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Imprint Sceptre
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 304
- Language English